Churn-cover.



No. 7o|,2s4. Patented May 27, I902.

. T. H. B. VAN noozsn.

GHURN COVER.

(Application filed Aug. 17, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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A TTOHNEYS UNITED STATES I PATET OFFICE.

THOMAS H. B. VAN IIOOZER, OF OOMANCHE, TEXAS.

CHURN-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,234, dated May 27,1902.

Application filed August 17,1901. Serial No. 72,357. (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. B. VAN HOOZER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Comanche, in the county of Comanche and State ofTexas, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Churn-Covers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in churncovers seeking to provide anovelconstruction of cover which will embodya closed deadair space abovethe body of the churn, a guidetube for the dasher-rod, and the specialconstruction at the outer edge of the base of the cover by which toprovide a channel to fit upon the upper edge of the churn-body; and theinvention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view, and Fig. 2 a sectional View,of my improved cover as applied to a churn-body. Fig. 2 is a detailsectional view of one edge of the cover at the base thereof. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of the cover; Fig. I, a top plan View of the cover;Fig. 5, a detail perspective view of one of the retaining-clasps; andFig. 6, a detail perspective View of a slightly-different form ofretaining-clasp, all of which will be described.

In carrying out my invention I form the cover with a conical or taperedside A and the base or bottom B, the latter being provided centrallywith an opening in alinement with an opening in the apex of the cone Aand the guide-tube 0 being arranged to extend longitudinally through thecenter of the cover so it will form a guide for the dasher-rod in theoperation of the device, as will be readily understood. In addition toforming the bracing-support for the lower end of the guidetube 0 thebottom B forms within the cover a dead-air space at D, which aids inkeeping the milk from heating and also strengthens the cover at itsbase. At the base of the cone A, I provide an outwardly-extending flangeE, which is provided at its outer edge with a depending flange F, and aninner depending flange G is arranged within the flange F and spacedapart therefrom sufficiently to form the channel E to fit upon the upperedge of the churn-body, as best shown in Fig. 2. It will be noticed thatthe flange G unites at its upper end with an inwardly-projecting flangeG, which is lapped against and secured to the bottom B by soldering orany other suitable manner. It will also be noticed that the flange G islocated below the junction of the outwardly-projecting flange E with thetapered side A of the conical top, so the channel E underlies the flangeE.

In practice the cover is placed upon the top of the ordinary churn-bodyor jar H, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and is provided with thespring-clasps I, secured at their upper ends to the cover and havingtheir lower ends at I arranged to spring beneath the projecting bead Hon the outer side of the body H near its upper end. The clasps I may bemade of a single thickness of material, as shown in Fig. 6; but I preferthe construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, in which the lower end ofthe clasp is doubled upon itself at I and is provided at the upper endof the doubled portion with an upwardly projecting handle-wing 1 so theclasp can be readily released from engagement with the churn-body. Theconstruction is simple, inexpensive, atfords the proper guide for thedasher-rod, furnishes a dead-air chamber above the churnbody, includes achannel construction to inclose the upper edge of the churn-body, can bereadily applied to and removed from the churn, and arranges the channelin such manner as to secure a strong firm connection with thechurn-body. By providing the flanges to fit within and without the upperedge of the churn-body I avoid all danger of the contents being splashedout of the churn-body between the same and the cover, and thus increasethe cleanliness of the churning operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The churn-top herein described comprising the hollow cone, theoutwardly-projecting flange at the lower end of the tapered sides, thedepending flange at the outer edge of said first flange, the bottomextending across the base of the cover forming the dead-air space, thetubular guide for the dasher-rod extending between the center of thebottom and the apex of the cover, and the depending flange located within and spaced apart from the outer depending flange forming an annularcham her to fit upon the upper end of a churn-body, said inner dependingflange being provided at its upper edge with a rim-flange secured to thebottom of the cover and the clasps carried by the cover whereby tosecure said cover in place upon a churn-body, substantially as setforth.

2. The churn-cover herein described comprising the base-plate providedat its outer edge with a depending flange overlapping the outer side ofthe churn-body, the flange depending from the base-plate and locatedWithin and spaced apart from the outer flange and arranged to lap withinthe churn-body, the

THOMAS H. B. VAN HOOZER.

\Vitnesses:

W. A. W'ALDRoP, J. W. MONTGOMERY.

